Salt-cellar.



W. E. SNEDIKER.

SALT CELLAR.

APPLIDATION IILED D20. 18, 1907.

919,483. Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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ATTORNEY W. E-SNEDIKER.

SALT CELLAR.

APPLIOATION I'ILED DBO.18, 1907.

- Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SALT-CELL AR.

Specification of Letters Patent Application filed December 18, 1907.

Patented April, 27 1909.

Serial No. 406,965.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lViLLLiM l). Slxror. KER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New York andState of New York, (whose post-oflice address is 723 St. Nicholasavenue, New York city, New York,) have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Salt- Cellars, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, whereby any one skilled in the art may make anduse the same.

The invention relates to receptacles having special features of positivedischarge, and more particularly to a receptacle designed for use as asalt cellar.

The objects of the invention are to provide a simple and most efficientstructure in which the interior bore or opening is actuated upon bypositive feed to expel the contents.

A further object is to provide a device in which all of the moving partsare thoroughly inclosed, giving practically a sealed package except forthe openings through which the material is expelled; and a still furtherobject is to arrange the several parts of the device so that all arereadily accessible and removable for purposes of inspection andcleansing.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation withparts broken away to show construction. Fig. 2 a sectional view throughthe casing. F ig. 3 is a detail view of the screw or positive propeller.Fig. at is a side view of the screw seat. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan viewof the same. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the actuator. Fig. 7 is asectional view of the same. Fig. 8 is a modified form of thedeassembled, but arranged in relative positions of engagement. Fig. 10is a cross-sectional view in plan.

The device herein described consists broadly of a tubular receptaclehaving a bottom and a removable or an integral top and provided with apositive ejector in the form of a feed screw, or the like, which issubstantially co-extensive with the interior bore of the receptacle,whereby all material borne therein is subject to positive action of thepositive feed ejector.

The device is particularly designed for use in substances which have agreater or less aflinity for moisture and become semiplastic or stickyto the extent that they cannot be readily removed from the receptaclewithout the use of a positive ejector.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes such a receptacle whichmay be of any desired ornamental design, and as shown in a preferredform as composed of glass or other refractory material which will not beattacked by the contents. It has a central bore 2 and a threaded top 3arranged to receive a perforated cover l. On its under side it isprovided with a recess 5 which, through an opening (3, connects with theinterior bore.

lYithin the bottom of the bore 2 is closely fitted a rest or seat 7which, as shown herein. has a slot 8 extending across its upper face andof a suitable form to receive the lower edge 9 of a screw. This seat hasa cylindrical extension 10 fitting closely within the opening 6 and withits lower end 11 angularly formed to fit within an angular opening 12formed in the actuator 13. The actuator 13 is of cylindrical form havinga smooth upper face 14 which [its tightly against the bottom 15 of therecess 5 at the bottom of the body part. Its outer surface is fluted orserrated as indicated at 16 to serve as a knurled thumb piece by whichthe actuator may be rotated.

The screw 17 which fits within the rest 7 is of helical form, theexterior of the helix just filling the interior bore 2 and formed at itsupper end as at 18 to conform to the under surface of the cover -i. Thusthe upper end of the helix acts as a scraper for the under side of thecover. while the screw itself completely fills and scrapes against thewalls of the bore 2. it is of such a form that when rotated itwill forcethe material within the bore 2 through the perforations of the cover.

All of the 'arious parts may thus be made of non-corrosive material,such as glass, although, of course, metal may be employed where desired.The parts, however, are so designed that they may all be molded orpressed from glass, and each partbeing closely fitted to the cooperatingparts, there are no joints or seams in which corrosion will occur ordust or dirt collect.

For maintaining the several parts in proper position when assembled, thescrew and washer l9 and 20 are employed, the former arrangedto engage athreaded opening in the tubular extension 10. It will thus be seen thatthe rest 10 may be dropped into the bottom of the bore 2, the screw 17fitted therein and the actuator 13 fitted into the bottom recess 5forming a close joint with said bottom and yet located entirely withinthe recess by applying the screw and washer.

The several parts are firmly located and held together in such relationthat a turning movement of the actuator 13 will rotate the screw 17. Aspring 20 prevents cramping.

In the form of device shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the body part 25 has anopening 26 conforming in contour to a rest 27, said rest being providedwith a slot forming ears 28 to engage the lower edge of a feed screw 29.The rest 27 has an angularly formed portion 30 extending through theopening 26 and engaging a similarly formed opening 31 in a base pieceThis base piece has an upwardly extending neck 33 which surrounds thebottom portion of the body part It is provided with a recess 3-l, withinwhich may be arranged a spring washer 35 held in place by a screw 36which engages the threaded opening in the end of the projecting part 30of the seat 27. The outer edge of the base piece 32 may be knurled orserrated to provide a gripping surface by which the various parts may beturned with reference to the body part It will be noted that in thisform of device the knurled piece 32 serves as a base for the device,while in the preferred form, heretofore described, the base is formedwith the body part and the actuator is wholly hidden within the bottomrecess of the base.

Obviously, the exact details may be varied to a considerable extentwithout departing from the spirit or intent of the invention, and ofcourse, all or a portion of the various elements may be made from glassor refractory material, thus producing a most hygienic structure.

lVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a receptacle of the character described, a body part having acentral bore,

a rotary seat arranged at the bottom of said bore and formed tointerengage a feed screw, a teed screw of helical form removably1ntel-engaged w1th said rotary seat, and means located within the baseof the body part for rotating the seat.

2. In a receptacle of the character clescribed, a body part having acentral bore and a recess in the base, a feed screw and a rotary seattherefor, the latter projecting into the recess of the base, the formercoextensive with the interior bore and removably interengaged with saidrotary seat, and a serrated actuator engaging the extended portion ofsaid seat whereby the seat and screw may be rotated.

3. In a receptacle of the character described, a body part having acentral bore, a feed screw fitting within said bore and coextensivetherewith, said scrcw being bodily removable and interengaging anactuator, the actuator for said feed screw comprising a rotary seatinter-engaging the feed screw and extending through the bottom of thebody part and engaged by a rotary thumb plate located within the base,and means for clamping said seat and thumb plate to gether.

4. In a receptacle of the character described, a body part having acentral bore and a recess in the base, an opening from said bore to saidrecess, a rotary seat located at the bottom of said bore and extendingthrough said opening, a feed screw fitting within the bore andcoextensive therewith, said screw interengaging the rotary seat, arotary thumb plate located within the recess for rotating said seat andmeans for resiliently clamping said seat and thumb plate together.

5. In a receptacle of the character described, a body part having acentral bore and a recess in the base, an opening from said bore to saidrecess, a rotary seat located at the bottom of said bore and extendingthrough said opening, said seat having a transverse slot, a feed screwtting within the bore and arranged to engage the slot of the rotaryseat, and means located within the recess and in engagement with saidrotary seat for rotating said seat and screw.

VILLIAM E. SNEDIKER.

Ilitnesses GroDrREY N. NELSON, A. hl. PARKER.

